PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Apr 25, 2005, Verkhnyaya Khava
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on April 25, 2005 near Verkhnyaya Khava, Voronezh oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew chose to take off with an...
- Date: April 25, 2005
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Verkhnyaya Khava, Voronezh oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew chose to take off with an excessive tailwind and crosswind and did not correct sufficiently during the takeoff roll.
An An-2 took off from a field near Verkhnyaya Khava with a tailwind and crosswind component. It became uncontrollable during the takeoff roll, veered right, and the right main gear tore off in soft ground. The aircraft came to rest inverted, but both pilots escaped uninjured.